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There are a number of reasons to think twice (or three times, or four times, or fifty times) before sending a nude photo of yourself to someone electronically. But, if you're under the age of 18, there's at least one big, glaring, serious reason: you and the recipient could be charged with trafficking child pornography. If you think this sounds crazy, it is exactly what happened in Greensburg, Pennsylvania after two teenage girls send nude photos to some teenage boys.

Two girls from Greensburg, who police say are "14 or 15" years old, allegedly sent nude photos to two boys who are slightly older than them (16 or 17) using their cell phones. The photos were discovered in October after one of the youngsters was caught using a cell phone during school hours—a violation of school rules—and had the phone taken away. The photos were discovered at that time—I didn't know teachers could go snooping through your cell phone, either—and turned over to police.

"It was a self portrait taken of a juvenile female taking pictures of her body, nude," Greensburg Police Department captain George Seranko told WPXI News. "Taking nude pictures of yourself, nothing good can come out of it."

This might seem like a one-off story, but last month, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy released survey results that said 20 percent of all teens have sent a nude photo of themselves to someone else electronically.

This has been a real problem in the schools here locally . . . . I think it's a bit much to charge those who just receive these pics with child pornography - unless they asked for the pics . . . .:(

That's one of the those weird things about the child porn laws, you are guilty of the crime just for possessing a pic whether you knew the person in it was underage or not. I heard tale of some guy who had some pics of what he thought were girls in their early twenties. Someone at some computer repair place recognized one of the photos as an under age Tracy Lords (she was 16)... busted! Possession is all it takes to breach the law. Almost all nude pictures and all but one movie of Tracy Lords is considered child pornography.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

That's one of the those weird things about the child porn laws, you are guilty of the crime just for possessing a pic whether you knew the person in it was underage or not. I heard tale of some guy who had some pics of what he thought were girls in their early twenties. Someone at some computer repair place recognized one of the photos as an under age Tracy Lords (she was 16)... busted! Possession is all it takes to breach the law. Almost all nude pictures and all but one movie of Tracy Lords is considered child pornography.

You know a disturbing amount of information about Tracy Lords, bub. :p

Cop to boy: "You're under arrest for having sex with an underaged girl."
Cop to girl: "You're under arrest for having sex with an underaged boy."

Shouldn't both, then, be prosecuted and have to register as sex offenders?

Here's more weirdness. Two underage children have sex... it is not crime. Two underage kids have pictures of each other naked then both can be charged for possessing child pornography and become registered sex offenders...

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.